Are all minority women equally buffered from negative body image? Intra-ethnic moderators of the buffering hypothesis

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-151

  Sabik, Natalie J ^a   Cole, Elizabeth R ^a   Ward, L Monique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77957900389     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2010.01557.x     Document Type: Article

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